The Impact Of Canada's Involvement In World War I

World War I has had traumatic effects on the countries that participated in it in terms of

World War 2 was a war like no other. It was a great war that chnged the world and killed many people. This war changed the way the war looked at Canada, and the way Canada looked at itself. World War 1 grew Canada’s independence but world war 2 shaped Canada’s independence and gave Canada a new look. World War 2 was a completely different war, this war allowed people to fight for their country, and not great britain, showing a new side to Canada.

The events of July and early August 1914 are known as the sparks that lit the explosion of World War I. Uneasy tensions that had been boiling beneath the surface of Europe for many years soon erupted and with that several alliances that were formed over the past decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; via their colonies, the conflict advanced rapidly. When war officially broke out in 1914, Britain joined in the defense of Belgium and in reaction to Germany's violation of the treaty in which the countries neutrality was to be respected by all other nations. Upon this Britain requested that all dominions of the British Empire, including Canada were to fight on its behalf.

During the course of the Second World War, Canada evolved into a powerful, resourceful nation that was needed by the Allies. Canada contributed significantly to the Allied war effort during World War II where they fought on land, water and air and assisted indirectly from the home front. On land, they fought in numerous battles and campaigns such as D-Day, Hong Kong, and the Italian campaign. However, they were also strong and resourceful when it came to air and naval forces in battle. But even outside of battle, Canada was still able to make a contribution through its civilians.

The fighting overseas caused Canada to become more independent, not having to go to the British or any other countries as much. It helped Canada "grow up" and be seen as its own country by others. Canada demonstrated this when it signed the Treaty of Versailles independently and not as part of the British empire. At home, WW1 helped make Canadians learn to respect women, letting them have better jobs, getting higher salaries, although they still aren't equal to that of men. WW1 also caused French Canadians and English Canadians to fall farther and farther apart because of the conscription laws that Prime minister Borden placed.

The war united many Canadians in a common cause even though the war widened some divisions and took a great toll on Canada. Few had expected the long struggle or heavy death toll. Even though the war was one it came at a cost; compulsory military service, broken promises to farmers and organized labour, high inflation, deep social divisions, and the suspension of many civil liberties. Some women had received the right to vote, but other Canadians recent immigrants associated with enemy countries had seen this right rescinded. Directly after the war Canada was hit by the cost of the war, riots divisions plagued the country for years to come.

The great war was a major impact throughout the world, as Canadians fought through each battle defeating enemies in their way as well as reconquering land. Vimy Ridge was one significant battle which Canada fought by their allies the Great Britain Arthur Currie was a general for the battle of Vimy Ridge as the success for the battle he created a tactic strategy on defeating the Germans off the hill, which was the “creeping barrage” this tactic was used by soldiers would shoot and distract them while other soldiers would go behind and kill them. As with massive amounts by General Arthur Currie of detailed planning required to achieve the operation, it was essentially the most sophisticated stratagem that depended on the success of soldiers following

The War of 1812 fought between United state and Britain, it was enormous significance to Canada. During the war, Canadian soldiers done an outstanding job, they fought against the Americans and burned the presidential palace, the white house. in contrast, British commanders performed poorly. moreover, The war of 1812 is related to the survival of Canada, if Britain lost, they will lose too. as a result, the Canadian tied to the British and they were loyal and strengthened. Which directly contributed to the Canada colonies joint the British North America Act federal in 1867, toward the road to independence.

Initially, Canada would have preferred to keep itself away from other countries’ affairs. Canadians still remembered the horrors of WWI and did not want to risk their lives for the sake of other nations. Things took a turn later on however, on September 10th, 1939, Canada officially declared war on Germany under the decision of the Canadian Parliament. Throughout the war, Canada had a great amount of contributions - both on the battlefield and homefront, and it is an undeniable fact that the battles would have turned out differently without Canada’s help and support.

WW1 brought upon multiple casualties to many countries including Canada, but in the end the war benefited Canada. Through this war, Canada gained a spot in the Peace Conference, gained a strong reputation and the Canadian women gained the right to vote. This conference seat will slowly lead to Canada’s freedom. It is said that Canada contributed so much in the war as they fought longer and supplied more troops than the other countries. This earned them a seat in the conference, which helped them gain their freedom in the future. For a long time the British and French tried to gain control over vimy ridge , but they failed to secure it. Canada was asked to gain control over Vimy and they did it in 4 days time. This shocked everyone as Canadians

In World War II we could notice how Canada began to shape itself as an independent country. Therefore, World War II had a positive impact on Canada due to the political policies, military policies and battles, and additionally social policies. The political policies were effected positively due to Clarence Decatur Howe war economy along with the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Military policies and battles were issued positively because of the Canadians at D-day including the Italian Campaign. Lastly the social policies were impacted in a positive way as a result of the women in the armed forces, furthermore the women in the home front.

One week after Britain and France declared war on Germany, Canada announced their participation in World War II. After gaining their Statute of Westminster in 1931, Canada could control their foreign policy. This states that Canada can choose what wars they want to remain neutral in, and what ones they want to participate in. This was the first time in history that Canada declared war as an independent nation from Britain; marking a significant day in Canada.

Canada supported the United Nations, and joined many wars in which the United Nations supported. The cause of the First Gulf War goes all the way back to August 1990 when Iraq invaded the country of Kuwait declaring it a province of the nation of Iraq. Western countries immediately responded, all of which calling for Iraq to withdraw their troops from Kuwait. By November the UN had gotten so frustrated by the negotiations with Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq, that it came to the conclusion that they should authorized the use of any and all forces necessary to remove Iraq from Kuwait. When Hussein failed to respond, war began. Since the United Nations were in support of this war Canada joined the group of countries fighting Iraq. In the late 1980’s ethnic divisions were starting to threaten tearing Yugoslavia apart. Every attempt to reorganize Yugoslavia into a federation of some sort proved to be pointless. On

The Treaty of Versailles was penned during the Paris Peace Conference, mainly to decide upon Germany’s consequences for beginning World War One. When Germany signed the treaty, it lost a tenth of its land to surrounding countries. Not only did they lose part of their country, but they also lost their overseas territories, including Chinese ports, Pacific Islands, and African colonies. One of the actual causes of the war was that Germany wanted ‘a place in the sun’, and requested

It was in the weary war years of Mackenzie King in the 1930’s when the development of Canadian foreign policy started to take shape. Before that period Canada did not have an independent foreign policy with no international presence whatsoever and Canadian people saw themselves as part of the British dynasty. The first period in the formulation of Canadian foreign policy was in fact the ‘absence’ of policy and it was World War 1 which gave birth to foreign policy. Sixty thousand Canadians were lost which left Canadians wary of international development especially when there were very few military objectives. Canada had minimal control over her own troops and negotiations with the British were a challenge. Our troops were under control of the British and negotiating with the British was challenging. Looking back, there was almost a sense of absurdity about WW1. Therefore, Canadians came out of WW1 with a stronger than ever desire for independence. The Statute of Westminster, 1931, was the last of the Imperial Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain applicable to all dominions. It granted Canada,